Thank you for stopping by the Weather Watch 12 Blog! The first push of true summertime heat and humidity has arrived across southeastern Wisconsin. In today's blog we discuss how long the tropical feel lingers and look at how much rain will be squeezed out of thunderstorms the next several days.

Let's start with a quick recap of the active weather that hit south-central and southwest Wisconsin on Saturday and Saturday night.

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For the 3rd day in a row intense thunderstorms with torrential rain inched across southwest Wisconsin delivering heavy rain. A large part of the area has picked up 4"-8" of rain, with some locations near Prairie du Chien at 12"+! Incredible rain totals leading to flash flooding and mudslides.

The map below shows storm reports from Saturday into early Sunday morning. Each dot in southwest Wisconsin represents heavy rain or flood reports.

The tornado symbol in Columbia county is where a brief tornado was reported by a trained spotter just before 9pm Saturday evening. The location of the tornado was reported as 3 miles southwest of Rio.

Sunday afternoon should provide a brief break from storms in southwest and south-central Wisconsin. Expect the warmest temperatures of the year so far with highs in the 86-90 degree range across the area. Throw in dew points in the 60s and it will feel like low to mid 90s with the heat index!

By late afternoon and evening thunderstorms will push into southwest Wisconsin. The showers/t-storms will likely weaken as the approach our viewing area, but a shower or t-storm is certainly possible Sunday evening.

Any storms that form here or to the west will have the potential to produce downpours. That will again be the case early this week with on and off thunderstorms. The GFS rainfall forecast from Sunday-midday Thursday is shown below. Notice the pocket of heavy rain over southwest Wisconsin, possibly another 2"-3"+ of rain. Also, over southeast Wisconsin 1"-2"+ from now through most of Thursday.

While rain is the main concern, we will also watch as gusty winds may occur within a few t-storms.

With southwest Wisconsin water logged from several days of heavy rain, and more on the way. A Flash Flood Watch is in place for southwest and west-central Wisconsin. The Flash Flood Watch runs from Sunday afternoon through Monday evening. Rain totals in this 30-36 hour window may fall in the 1"-3" range.

The main theme of the forecast is warm and humid, with on and off chances for thunderstorms. Don't cancel any outdoor plans from now through Thursday, but stay up-to-date with the latest forecast as rain chances linger in the forecast for the next several days.

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